Generating Narrow Route PIB

The
purpose of a Narrow Route PIB is to minimise the amount of NOTAM
information in the PIB. Define a route that lies between the
Aerodrome of Departure (ADEP) and the Aerodrome of Destination (ADES).
Define a corridor around the route by means of selecting a Narrow Route
Width and a Lower/Upper FL. Only NOTAM for the selected Aerodromes and
that intersect with the defined corridor (narrow route) are included in
the Narrow Route PIB.

You
can specify alternate aerodromes, but no En-Route information is given
about the route from the narrow route path to the alternate aerodrome.

In
the below figure you find an example of a narrow route. All NOTAM that
will be included in the Narrow Route PIB are marked (coloured circles).
NOTAM that are not marked (white circles) are not included in the PIB.

The PIB Id
field is automatically issued by the system and cannot be changed.

Step 3
(define Departure and Destination
aerodrome)

Defining
both Aerodromes (Departure and Destination) is mandatory. You can either
enter the ICAO Location Indicator of the Aerodrome(s) or search for an
aerodrome using the Search button (). The Search
Aerodromes screen appears and allows you to search for an aerodrome.
You can search for an aerodrome by ICAO Code, IATA Code, FIR Code, the
Aerodrome Name or the Type of Aerodrome (Aerodrome, Heliport, Landing
site). Enter part of the ICAO code (for example EH) or fill one of the
other fields and click Search. All aerodromes
that meet the entered search criteria are displayed.

In
almost all fields you can search by entering one or more characters. For
the field FIR Code it is only possible to search on a fully entered FIR
of 4 characters.

A search
criterion must be entered in one of the search fields. If you do not enter
anything in these fields, an error message is displayed.

Search
Aerodromes screen

Click
on the aerodrome you want to add to your PIB. The selected aerodrome appears
now in the aerodrome list.

It
is also possible to enter ZZZZ in the Departure and/or Destination Aerodrome
field.
When ZZZZ is used, an additional DEP/ and/or DEST/ field is displayed.
Here the position of the departure and/or destination needs to be filled
(e.g. 5124N00604E VENLO).
Check AIP Netherlands ENR. 1.10 Flight Planning for possible notations.

Narrow
Route PIB Mask

Step 4
(define validity)

From time is calculated
on the basis of the current time. The current time is converted to UTC
time according to the set time zone. To time displays
the From
time plus 24 hours.

Define the time range for which you want to have
NOTAM included in the PIB. All NOTAM and messages of other selected message
types that are valid within the selected time range will be included in
the PIB.

To define the From and To dates,
either type in the values manually or use the Calendar pop-up.
To call the Calendar pop-up, click the button.
Select a month and day and click OK. The entered date must be the
current date or a date in the future.

Step 5
(define further filter criteria)

The system allows you to enter filter criteria
concerning the TAM
that you want to have included in the PIB.

Message
Type

Select the message
type or types that you want to have included in the PIB. Message
Type NOTAM is always included, SNOWTAM is selected by default. Attention!
BIRDTAM are not available and therefore they are not included in the PIB.

Briefing
Type

Briefing type
lets you choose which kind of NOTAM series you
wish to have included in your PIB: international (INT),
national
(NAT) and/or military (MIL)
NOTAM. One of the check boxes must be selected (if none is selected an
error message is raised). INT and MIL are selected by default.

The
options INT and NAT are for the language in which the NOTAM are issued.
In the Netherlands NOTAM are issued in English (INT) only. Therefore you
should always select INT to receive a PIB result.

Flight
Rules

Flight
Rules lets you choose which kind of NOTAM (in relation to the values in
the issued NOTAM) you wish to have included in your PIB: IFR, VFR or IFR
/ VFR.

The system requires
you to select one of the Flight Rules.

IFR stands for
Instrument Flight Rules. A flight conducted in accordance with the Instrument
Flight Rules is an IFR flight.

VFR stands for
Visual Flight Rules. A flight conducted in accordance with the Visual
Flight Rules is a VFR flight.

IFR/VFR is a combination of IFR and VFR and
is selected by default.

Flight Level
/ Narrow Route Width

Enter
the Lower FL, Upper FL and the Narrow Route Width.

Lower
FL / Upper FL: A vertical limit must be defined. The output will
contain relevant NOTAMs between the Lower FL and the Upper FL you insert.
For example, if you insert a Lower FL of 000 and an Upper FL of 100 the
output will contain NOTAMs relevant from the surface to FL100.

Narrow Route Width: A
default parameter of 20NM has been set. This parameter can be adjusted
to a maximum of 99NM.

Step 6
(define Route)

Specific
rules, which are the same as those applicable to the route in an ICAO
Flight Plan apply when completing the Route. The default setting is DCT
for a direct flight from the Aerodrome of Departure point to the Aerodrome
of Destination. Except when defining an Airway, DCT must be inserted between
each element of the route.

In the FIR field enter the ICAO Location
Indicator of the additional FIR for which you want to generate the PIB
and click the on
the lower right side of the FIRs section, Total displays
the current number of additional FIRs.

If you do not know the ICAO Location Indicator
of the FIR, click the Search () button. The Search FIRs screen
that displays allows you to search for an FIR. You can search by FIR ID
or FIR Name. Enter part of the FIR ID (for example EH), or the FIR Name
(for example Amsterdam) in the corresponding fields and click Search.
All additional FIRs that meet the entered search criteria are displayed.

A search criterion
must be entered in one of the search fields. If you do not enter anything
in these fields, an error message is displayed.

Search FIRs screen

Click on the FIR you
want to add to your PIB. The selected FIR appears in the FIR list.

Step 8
(define alternate
aerodromes)

In the Identifier field Aerodromes
enter the ICAO location indicator of the aerodrome(s) for which you want
to generate the PIB and click the button. On the lower left side of the
Aerodromes section, Total displays the current number of
entered aerodromes.

The ICAO Location Indicator of an aerodrome
generally consists of a four-letter combination. Additionally
several heliports/landing sites consist of a six-letter combination.

If you do not know the ICAO location indicator
of the Aerodrome, click on the button. The Search Aerodromes
screen appears and allows you to search for an aerodrome. You can search
for an aerodrome by ICAO Code, IATA Code, FIR Code, the Aerodrome Name
or the Type of Aerodrome (Aerodrome, Heliport, Landing site). Enter part
of the ICAO code (for example EH) or fill one of the other fields and
click Search. All aerodromes that meet the entered search criteria
are displayed.
In almost all fields you can search by entering one or more characters.
For the field FIR Code it is only possible to search on a fully entered
FIR of 4 characters.

Search Aerodromes screen

Click on the aerodrome
you want to add to your PIB. The selected aerodrome appears now in the
aerodrome list.

It is also possible to enter ZZZZ in the Alternate
Aerodrome field.
When ZZZZ is used, an additional ALTN field is displayed. Here the position
of the alternate needs to be filled (e.g. 5124N00604E VENLO).
Check AIP Netherlands ENR. 1.10 Flight Planning for possible notations.

Fully completed Narrow
Route
PIB form

Step 9
(generate PIB)

To generate the
PIB, click on theGeneratebutton.

The
PIB contains all relevant (that meet the selected criteria) NOTAM and
messages of other types for:

Attention! For Additional
Crossed FIR’s (manually added) that do not intersect with the defined
narrow route corridor, no TAM information is inserted in the Narrow Route
PIB

The
PIB lists NOTAM by Aerodromes and FIR’s (En-Route information and Nav
Warnings).

The
header of the PIB displays the following information:

·Organisation
Name

·E-mail
address of the organisation

·Phone
number of the organisation

·Bulletin
Generation date and time in UTC

·Report
reference number

·Selected
Validity time period of PIB in UTC

·Selected
Service Type. Full or Update

·Selected
Flight Rules (IFR, VFR or IFR / VFR)

·Type
of TAM included in the PIB
Not the selected types of TAM are displayed but the type of TAM that are
actually inserted in the created PIB

·ADEP

·ADES

·ALTN
Aerodromes

·FIR
(including additional FIR’s)

·Contents
of PIB

·Selected
Briefing Type(s). INT and/or NAT and/or MIL

·Legend
with the symbols (and their meanings) that are placed in front of a displayed
TAM message

·Route

·Width

The following pictures
illustrate an example of a Narrow Route PIB:

Example of a Narrow Route
PIB

Step 10
(option: send PIB in email)

The generated PIB can be sent via e-mail.
To send the PIB to one or more e-mail recipients, click the mail symbol
().
The Email addresses dialog opens with as default the e-mail address
of the user account:

Define
multiple e-mail addresses in this dialog by entering the e-mail addresses
separated by commas.

Send PIB via e-mail

Press Send to send the PIB to the specified
e-mail addresses.

After successfully sending the PIB to the specified
e-mail addresses, the following message displays:

PIB successfully sent

Step 11
(option: generate PDF)

The PIB can be exported to a PDF file by clicking
on the PDF symbol ().